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Learn more about Niagara Falls on a walking tour or at an Education Station. Plus, programming isn’t limited to just Niagara Falls. Check out all our offerings at EventBrite.com.

All programming is subject to change. Unless noted otherwise, registration is suggested but not required, and participation is first-come-first-served.

Be on the lookout for our Pop-Up Education Stations!

  • Free Snowshoe Rentals

    Where: Niagara Falls State Park; Welcome Center
    When: Daily, 8am – 4pm

    Snowshoes are available for loan in the Welcome Center during open hours! Free to borrow!

  • Winter Birding at Cave of the Winds

    Where: Niagara Falls State Park
    When: Saturday and Sunday, February 14-15, 2026

    The Cave of the Winds is welcoming winter birders!

    Winter birding at Niagara Falls is excellent for gulls, diving ducks, and other waterfowl, with species like Bonaparte’s Gulls, Common Goldeneyes, and many more frequenting the icy waters. The Cave of the Winds, open year-round and offering access to views of incredible icy formations from the mist of the cataract with an elevator down to the gorge level, you’ll be close to all the bird action of the Falls and the river’s edge. You’ll find amazing numbers of gulls, plus wintering ducks like mergansers and canvasbacks, using the unfrozen sections of the Niagara River as a refuge from Arctic conditions, making it a world-class birding destination.

    As part of the Birds on the Niagara International Birding Festival — Educators will be stationed at the base of the elevator with spotting scopes on Saturday and Sunday (2/14/26 & 2/15/26) from 10am – 1pm! Come see what makes Niagara a critical link in the survival of many birds, take a look through the spotting scope, chat with our educators to get some help with bird identification, and maybe add a bird or two to your checklist! Included with a ticket for the Cave of the Winds.

    Singulls – February 14, 11 AM – 12:30 PM, starting in Lot 3

    • Enjoy the beautiful views of Niagara Falls and venture goat island in search of winter migrating gulls with a park naturalist.

    Birds on the Rapids – February 14, 1 PM – 2:30 PM, starting in Lot 3

    • Spend some time birdwatching with an educator on the south end of Goat Island and on Three Sisters Islands (access dependent on weather) to try to identify the many different species of gulls and waterfowl that congregate at the start of the Canadian rapids. Binoculars and spotting scopes are encouraged.

    For more information on the weekend long festival, visit https://bird-niagara.org/

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